News

2025

December

3 December 2025

Adnan Ćerimagić spoke at a  conference on the 30th Anniversary of Dayton, presenting ESI's analysis of Bosnia and Herzegovina's political challenges and discussing lessons for peacebuilding today, stressing the European responsibility for long-term stability.

2 December 2025

Gerald Knaus spoke on migration and democratic resilience at the European Policy Centre’s Strategic Council Meeting in Brussels.

2 December 2025

Kristof Bender attended the launch of the Europe’s Futures Initiative (EFI), an alumni network that aims to revitalize Europe’s global influence.

1 December 2025

Adnan Ćerimagić attended the launch of the converge2eu project in Vienna, arguing that sustained convergence of Western Balkan living standards with the EU hinges on both EU commitment and concrete domestic reforms.

November

28 November 2025

Adnan Ćerimagić spoke at the Bucharest Security Conference 2025 on the panel "30 years after Dayton," presenting ESI's analysis of Bosnia and Herzegovina's peace and its impact on regional security.

27 November 2025

Gerald Knaus presented ESI research on Europe’s integration, security, and democratic challenges at the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung in Berlin.

26 November 2025

Gerald Knaus delivered a keynote on geopolitics, strategic risk, and Europe’s future at the CVC Open Innovation Summit in Berlin.

25 November 2025

Adnan Ćerimagić joined a DGAP panel on the 30th Anniversary of Dayton, presenting ESI's analysis of the peace accord's legacy and drawing lessons from Bosnia's post-war experience for efforts to end the war in Ukraine.

24 November 2025

Gerald Knaus spoke on migration and its impact on democracy at the Landauer Akademiegespräche in Landau, discussing how humane migration control could halt the rise of Germany's far-right.

21 November 2025

At the International Labour Congress in Ljubljana, Adnan Ćerimagić argued that a credible EU enlargement process is essential for strengthening labour rights, democratic standards, and social justice in the Western Balkans.

21 November 2025

Gerald Knaus delivered a keynote in Hamburg on Europe’s transformation, current security challenges, and the need to defend integration against rising nationalism.

19 November 2025

Adnan Ćerimagić attended the Belgrade Security Conference, where he discussed global and European security challenges, democratic resilience, and the prospects for democratic transformation and stability in the Western Balkans.

19 November 2025

Adnan Ćerimagić presented ESI's analysis of Bosnia and Herzegovina's three decades of peace, stressing the need for critical reforms to strengthen institutions and fully anchor the country in the European project.

18 November 2025

Kristof participated in a workshop titled ‘Undoing the Illiberal Damage: A Democratic Guide to Reversing Democratic Backsliding?’ organised by the IDM in Vienna.

17 November 2025

Adnan Ćerimagić presented ESI's analysis on Bosnia and Herzegovina's path to the EU, stressing the importance of concrete reform delivery, transparent institutions, and a consistent, measurable approach to accession.

17 November 2025

Gerald Knaus participated in a panel on the Balkan Route and migration policy at an event organised by the Südosteuropa-Gesellschaft in Munich.

14 November 2025

At DGAP workshops Adnan Ćerimagić argued that EU enlargement is determined by domestic debates within EU member states and called for a new narrative framing enlargement as an investment in stability, democracy, and security.

14 November 2025

Gerald Knaus led a discussion on Europe’s development and current challenges at the European Debate Initiative in Copenhagen.

12 November 2025

Gerald Knaus gave a presentation on migration and democratic resilience at the Europa-Union Luxembourg, focusing on EU asylum reform and possible policy responses to stop Europe's far-right.

11 November 2025

Adnan Ćerimagić addressed a conference in Sarajevo on the legal challenges of labour migration, focusing on how Bosnia and Herzegovina's diaspora and labour mobility can accelerate EU integration.